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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Deploying Python files to pistomp..."
+
+# Copy Python files to device
+scp modalapistomp.py pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp modalapi/*.py pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/modalapi/
+scp pistomp/*.py pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/pistomp/
+if [ -d blend ]; then
+    scp -r blend pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+fi
+scp -r common pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp -r fonts pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp -r images pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp -r ui pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp -r uilib pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+scp -r util pistomp@pistomp.local:/home/pistomp/pi-stomp/
+
+echo "Restarting service..."
+ssh pistomp@pistomp.local "sudo systemctl restart mod-ala-pi-stomp"
+
+# Tail logs during startup (2 seconds) then check status
+echo "Service starting, showing logs..."
+echo "----------------------------------------"
+ssh pistomp@pistomp.local "timeout 2 sudo journalctl -u mod-ala-pi-stomp -f --since '1 second ago' 2>/dev/null || true"
+echo "----------------------------------------"
+
+# Check if service started successfully
+if ssh pistomp@pistomp.local "sudo systemctl is-active --quiet mod-ala-pi-stomp"; then
+    echo "Service started successfully."
+else
+    echo "ERROR: Service failed to start!"
+    echo "----------------------------------------"
+    echo "Service status:"
+    ssh pistomp@pistomp.local "sudo systemctl status mod-ala-pi-stomp"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0